Assignment #2: Journal Article Review Description: Professionals increase their awareness of current research related to the teaching of young children by reading professional journal articles. Review one journal article written in the last 5 years concerning individualizing instruction in early childhood classrooms. Directions:

Measurement Construct

0

No Evidence

1

Does not Meet Expectations

2

Meets Expectations

3

Exceeds Expectations

Article recency and relevancy

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

Article is not relevant or published within the past 5 years

Article is relevant but not published within the past 5 years

Article is relevant to coursework and published within the past 5 years.

Article summary

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

Minimally discusses the main ideas and facts from the article. Summary is not objective OR minimal referencing to the article is provided. Author OR source are not named.

Sufficiently discuses the main ideas and facts from the article. Summary is presented in objective view and referencing to the article is provided. Author and source are named.

Thoroughly discusses main ideas and facts from the article. Summary is presented in objective view and referencing to the article is provided. Author and source are named.

New Information

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

Minimally discusses new information learned from reading the article, no examples or reference to the article provided.

Sufficiently discusses new information learned from reading the article, reference to the article provided.

Thoroughly discusses new information learned from reading the article, reference to the article provided.

Learn More About

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

Minimally discusses what the student would like to learn more about; and/or no examples provided

Sufficiently discusses what the student would like to learn more about; examples provided

Thoroughly discusses what the student would like to learn more about; examples provided.

 Incorporating Information Into the Classroom

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

Minimally discusses how the information can be incorporated into the classroom and/or no examples provided.

Sufficiently discusses how this information can be incorporated into the classroom, examples provided.

Thoroughly discusses how this information can be incorporated into the classroom, examples provided

Organization

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

The information appears to be disorganized.

Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well constructed; template used for the assignment.

Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs, subheadings; template used for the assignment.

Sources

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

Some sources are not accurately documented

 All sources are documented, but not in APA format.

All sources are accurately documented in APA format

Mechanics

Insufficient evidence to evaluate

Demonstrates limited usage of grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Demonstrates acceptable usage of grammar, spelling, and punctuation

Demonstrates correct usage of grammar, spelling, and punctuation